Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Simple Tasks Context
Hello. Once again, I embark to simply type up my daily notes (refer to Day 219 for why). My mind was foggy today, and for me to remain productive, I focussed on backlog, time-consuming activities and simple tasks.
- It’s hard to focus on “thinking” activities when your mind is foggy – like mine is today. For instance, activities that require creativity or problem-solving are out.
- So, what do or can you do? I pick something dull and straightforward – a simple task. I am tidying up files, doing filing, trawling data for consistency. Any time-consuming activity previously abandoned but completed would make life easier in the future.
- Uniformity tasks are not something you can do all the time, but, as luck would have it, today was a good day for tidy up activities.
- That’s it, soothing, repetitive tasks. They’re great for mental health because you let go of clutter. On some cognitive level, there’s a letting go happening.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Simple Tasks Analysis
Carryover Cards
No cards carried over from yesterday.
Cross
In the Distant Past, Patience, I put some simple tasks on hold because pressing work issues may have demanded my full attention.
Existence is in Now influenced by Stress. It looks like I’ve entirely disengaged from the Stress and simply enjoying focussing on simple but necessary tasks.
Flowering in the Goal position suggests the desire to expand and share who I am with others. The Goal may have formed during the Recent Past‘s Harmony. But alas, it doesn’t look to be the case with The Miser in Future Energy.
As you might know, The Miser is about shrinking and keeping oneself to oneself, the opposite of Flowering – Stress can do that to me. I wonder how doing simple tasks fits into the energy. Is it The Miser as a form of contraction, or is it Stress avoidance?
Base
Another thing Stress can cause, and that’s Exhaustion. It’s the constant onslaught of demands to be and do something. It looks like it’s gotten to me because I have Feelings of Exhaustion which has been appropriately forecast in position seven.
Others’ Views of my focus on simple tasks is that I’m Slowing Down, which to my mind is very perceptive by the viewers without being aware of the real reason. 🥱
Fighting to control outbursts and grouchiness is in the Hopes & Fears spot. I hope I do not find a reason to destroy my calm because of necessity; this might trigger an outburst or a reaction I’ll need to apologise.
Now, I don’t have a problem apologising, but it’s my preferred option to prevent someone from being exposed to a grouchy or passive-aggressive comment from me in the first instance (my fear).
Finally, we arrive at Letting Go in the Outcome location. From my notes, it appears the cards agree with me that a Letting Go is happening at a different cognitive state and performing simple tasks facilitates the shift.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
